Helping you to understand the mental health of children
Thank you for taking the time to find out about support for your child. There are a number of reasons that you might be looking at how I can help your child: Maybe they are struggling socially or with their own identity. Maybe you want to help them to develop the mindset to overcome the …
Mentoring for your child Raising a child in the 21st Century is scary, every time you think you have something sussed, then something changes (technology anyone?) The simple fact is children don’t come with rule books and even if they did it would have to be rewritten about every three weeks. At the same time …
Over the years I have studied many forms of mindset activities, such as Gratitude, mindfulness or meditation. As I have explored each one and practised the art of them I have learned about the underlying theory and principles, and far more importantly the benefits to the individual. Over the past few years, I have come …
Signs of mental health problems in a child Many early signs and symptoms of mental health conditions in children are related to inadequate ways of coping with their emotions. So a concerned parent may see one or more of these symptoms recurrently: Confusion about emotions Sudden mood swings Aggression Irritability Intense emotions Withdrawal Lack of …
How to keep your children safe from abusers Many parents are concerned about the risk of their teenager becoming victim to an abuser either in-person or online. Leading child behaviour expert, Richard Daniel Curtis, explains some of the signs that parents need to watch out for and what they can do. The stages of grooming: …
Events, like the recent Manchester bombing, has an impact on many of us. Something that should be an ordinary everyday treat, like going to a pop concert, becomes a traumatic event as a result of terrorist actions. Teenagers and children can be affected in different ways, whether they witnessed it or not, and many parents …
The Yellow App What is it? The Yellow App is a smartphone application that lets users view photographs of other users. The concept is that they swipe the photo to the right if they are interested in chatting to the person. It’s designed for users over 18, but it’s terms of service say it can …
Letter X Game What is it? The Letter X game is an online bullying game using the social app Snapchat. Snapchat is a smartphone application that allows instant messaging of photos, videos, drawings and messages between users, which then delete themselves after being read. Users can also compile a ‘Story’, a chronological sequence of photos …
Helping your child navigate the world of gaming What is it? Immersive technology would not be complete without talking about gaming. Computer games began with simple games, such as Spacewar or Pong, where play was simply directional with a single button to fire/engage/start. Interestingly this is also the stage that simple Virtual Reality games …
A lot of us probably use Facebook, but how much do you really know about how safe it is? What is it? Facebook is a social networking service launched in 2004. It was originally designed to help students at Harvard College communicate with each other and its development and worldwide success has been the subject …